. >> the significance of john brennan of being nominated to be head of the cia, when president obama was about to do that the first time, there was an outcry. at the time, he withdrew from consideration for the same job amidst protests over his role at the cia under george w. bush, publicly supported the cia's policies of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, which others call torture, and extraordinary rendition. what has changed except we have moved from a republican president, george bush, to a democratic president? >> little or anything has changed. one of the most depressing things about this nomination, old simile we should not be surprised. so many areas obama as fully embraced the bush policies that he's so serious the criticized. and the nomination of brennan, the head of the cia, is sort of an insult or adds insult to injury. the original injury was obama's statement or policy that he would not investigate seriously allegations of criminality, for torture of high level -- >> his colleagues. >> his colleagues, even predecessors. and now to nominate the head of the agency, the person